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UITM SHAH ALAM CONTRIBUTES TO A GREENER ENVIRONMENT
Shah Alam, Selangor, October 28 - In conjunction with the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (3R) campaign launched by the Waste Management Association of Malaysia (WMAM), the Nature Club of UiTM Shah Alam in collaboration with Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA) organized a “Hari Bergotong-Royong di UiTM Shah Alam” on campus grounds last weekend.
The event comprised of numerous activities as celebrity talks, clean up around major areas around the University, games, and also lunch. Sixty Nature Club members together with 12 MBSA officers and the 45 volunteers from University students made this event a success.
An MBSA representative said, “These young people did a great job. It is good that we got the younger generations involved in taking care of the environment. They need to know about how they can help save the Earth.”
Green-friendly celebrities Yuna and the band Hujan also came in support of this campaign. Yuna gave a fun-filled talk about how she thinks it is important for everyone to recycle. Hujan performed acoustic sessions singing songs, even doing a cover of Zainal Abidin’s Hijau.
During the clean-up session, the Nature Club made it interesting by making a competition of who can collect the most recycled items within the given timeframe. Those with the heaviest bags of recyclable items won fast-food vouchers, and signed Yuna and Hujan albums.
Nature Club president Adam bin Luqman said that it is the first time they organized such a big-scaled event. “Usually, our club will just have small outings to the park. This time we decided to give back to the University”
This 6-hour event was supported greatly and many positive feedbacks were received after the event was over. Many said that an event like this should be done more often. A student said, “It was great that it wasn’t just all talk. We had fun cleaning up! We had a great time listening to music as well.”
WMAM launched the 3R campaign last April at Putrajaya. The organization’s chairman, Ho De Leong said that this campaign works to promote recycling and proper waste management habits among Malaysians.
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